News Releases 15 Jan to 11 Feb 2003

11Feb2003Pilgrims move to Mina
10Feb2003King Fahd orders distribution of 1.7 million copies of the Holy Quran
10Feb2003Special Hajj Committee to distribute 1.6 million meals to pilgrims
10Feb2003Al-Farsy tours Ministry of Information offices at the holy sites
10Feb2003Successful progress of pilgrims to Arafat in record time
10Feb2003Pilgrims consume 100,000 cubic-meters of water in Arafat today
10Feb2003Tunisian newspapers praise projects for pilgrims at holy sites
10Feb2003New projects worth SR400 million after Hajj
10Feb2003IDB launches this year’s sacrifice project
10Feb2003Two Million Pilgrims stand in Arafat
10Feb2003Dr Abdul-Salam hails Kingdom’s services for pilgrims
10Feb2003Announcement of Eid prayer sites in Riyadh
09Feb2003Prince Abdul-Majeed affirms pilgrims’ safe arrival in Mina
09Feb2003Record number of pilgrims from abroad
09Feb2003Pilgrims move to Mina
09Feb2003Statement by Al Al-Sheikh
08Feb2003Tarwia Day
08Feb2003South African pilgrims
08Feb2003Statement by the Ministry of Health
08Feb2003Palestinian pilgrims arrive in Jiddah
07Feb2003Statement by Al-Farsy
07Feb2003Official source announcement
07Feb2003Cultural Dawai Season opened
06Feb2003Prince Turki tours Ministry of Information headquarters in Makkah
06Feb2003European and Canadian pilgrims arrive in Jiddah
06Feb2003Prince Naif speaks at press conference
06Feb2003Quantity of pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom
06Feb2003Arab, Islamic council members hosted to perform Hajj
05Feb2003Prince Naif tours Makkah and the holy sites
05Feb2003Saudi Arabia wins Middle East Prize for Information Technology
05Feb2003Presentation of book to Saudi Arbritration Team in The Hague
05Feb2003Foreign Minister speaks to the press
04Feb2003Minister of Information holds meeting on Hajj activities
04Feb2003Minister of Hajj inaugurates seminar
04Feb2003Crown Prince and King of Jordan hold meeting
04Feb2003Prince Sultan speaks to military officers
04Feb2003Kingdom gives 360 tons of dates to Ethiopia
03Feb2003Madani to open the “Grand Hajj Seminar”
03Feb2003Opening ceremony of ‘Wadi Rum’ Exhibition
03Feb2003King Fahd approves academic resolutions for Universities
03Feb2003Generous donation to Palestinians in Gaza
03Feb2003Saudi Cabinet weekly meeting
03Feb2003SR3 billion project for fireproof tents in Mina
03Feb2003SEC provides additional electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque
03Feb2003Health Minister tours health facilities in Taif Governorate
02Feb2003Third Makkah Conference on “Islam and Civilization” opened
02Feb2003Al-Naimi: “It is hard to predict volume of oil supplies for the future”
02Feb2003Arafah Day and Eid Al-Adha will be on 10 and 11 February
02Feb2003Crown Prince chairs session of Economic Higher Council
02Feb2003Saudi Arabia establishes limits for numbers of expatriate workers
01Feb2003Media coverage planned for Hajj by Saudi Ministry of Information
01Feb2003Ceremony for handing over 'Kiswa' to be held tomorrow
01Feb2003Prince Sultan Charity Foundation awarded international prize
31Jan2003Crown Prince Abdullah patronizes horse race for Abdul Aziz Cup
31Jan2003Prince Saud meets President Bush
31Jan2003Crown Prince Abdullah to patronise education projects
31Jan2003Statement by Hashim
31Jan2004Minister of Culture and Information inspects his Ministry’s operations
30Jan2003International Labour Organisation official holds press conference
30Jan2003Prince Saud Al-Faisal to meet President Bush
30Jan2003Crown Prince Abdullah to patronise horse race
30Jan2003Prince Abdulmajeed to inaugurate Makkah Conference
29Jan2003Prince Sultan holds talks in Algeria
29Jan2003Prince Saud Al-Faisal holds meetings with British dignitaries
29Jan2003Symposium: “Woman and Society during King Fahd Era” held in Paris
29Jan2003Prince Naif receives Head of International Labour Organization
29Jan2003Prince Al-Waleed donates $10m to American University in Cairo
29Jan2003Prince Naif receives cable of thanks from Palestinian Minister
29Jan2003Saudi delegate to head Arab Group in UNESCO
28Jan2003King Fahd hosts 150 pilgrims
28Jan2003Prince Sultan bin Salman speaks on tourism
28Jan2003Ministry to distribute 300,000 kits for pilgrims
28Jan2003Media Awards for the best coverage of Hajj
28Jan2003Prince Sultan bin Salman announces intensive development of tourism
28Jan2003WAMY to host 320 pilgrims
28Jan200399 diplomats delegated to facilitate provision of visas for pilgrims
28Jan2003Prince Saud Al-Faisal meets President Chirac
28Jan2003Crown Prince to lay foundation stone of Girls’ University Campus
28Jan2003Project to establish medical tower for pilgrims
27Jan2003Saudi Arabia delivers 643 tons of dates to World Food Program
27Jan2003A National Energy Stock Company established in the Kingdom
27Jan2003Shoura Council session
27Jan2003Saudi Cabinet weekly meeting
27Jan2003King Fahd receives SAMA report
27Jan2003King Fahd awarded ALESCO medal
27Jan2003Saudi and Yemeni officials review media cooperation
27Jan20039,500 Hajj medical personnel to operate health facilities at holy sites
26Jan200360% rise in SABIC profits
26Jan2003Minister of Labour and Social Affairs lauds IIRO charitable works
26Jan2003Saudi-Lebanese Forum to focus on investment
26Jan2003SAA to transport 893,702 pilgrims from abroad
26Jan2003Prince Abdulmajeed speaks on Hajj preparations
26Jan2003Saudi Arabia and Yemen sign minutes of meeting on cooperation
26Jan2003571,622 pilgrims arrive in the Kingdom
25Jan2003Saudi Aramco achievement
25Jan2003Saudi Embassy in Washington issues clarification
25Jan2003“International Trade Arbitration” program
25Jan2003Saudi Arabia and Egypt are keen to strengthen global peace and security
25Jan2003Saudi-Algerian Commission begins 5th session
25Jan2003Prince Mohammed Prize Committee formed
24Jan2003Joint statement issued by Foreign Ministers
24Jan2003Interior Ministry issues statement
23Jan2003Istisqa Prayers
23Jan2003Kingdom arrests suspected Kuwaiti gunman
23Jan2003Saudi Embassy has no involvement in selection of pilgrims from Pakistan
23Jan2003Statement by Al-Brahim
22Jan2003Armitage lauds Crown Prince Abdullah’s initiative for Arab development
22Jan2003Minister of Justice receives human rights official
22Jan2003Prince Saud Al-Faisal holds weekly press conference
22Jan2003SAA launches online booking service
22Jan2003SFD grant for development projects in Mauritania
21Jan2003Saudi Labour and Social Affairs Minister opens symposium on ILO
21Jan2003Saudi missions issue 1.3 million visas
21Jan2003Eastern Province road renovation given top priority
21Jan2003Saudi Aramco inaugurates digital system
21Jan2003Minister of Health launches medical website
21Jan2003Prince Saud Al-Faisal and Ahmed Maher hold joint press conference
20Jan2003Withdrawal of powdered baby milk from Kingdom’s markets
20Jan2003Britain keen to participate in Saudi projects worth SR35 billion
20Jan2003Saudi Cabinet weekly meeting
20Jan2003King of Morocco receives Prince Sultan
20Jan2003Saudi official to open seminar on International Labour Organization
20Jan2003Saudi, Algerian Ministers review petroleum cooperation
20Jan2003Prince Sultan Centre performs operations in Kosovo
20Jan2003SR15b petrochemical plant planned
20Jan2003IIRO grants $33.2 million for needy people in 95 Countries
20Jan2003Jiddah Economic Forum concludes deliberations
20Jan2003Interior Minister comments on Guantanamo Bay detainees,security issues
19Jan2003Red Crescent to set up 116 first-aid centres for pilgrims
19Jan20031,600 scouts for Hajj service
19Jan2003MWL to organize lecture series in Makkah
19Jan2003Inauguration ceremony of Jiddah Economic Forum
19Jan2003Success of rare surgery for tumour removal at Jiddah Specialist Hospital
19Jan2003Prince Ahmad responds to questions in the press
19Jan2003Saudi police apprehend perpetrator of McDonald’s fire
19Jan2003Jiddah Economic Forum resumes discussion
19Jan2003Distribution of 194,000 copies of Holy Quran in Saudi Arabia and abroad
19Jan2003Egyptian Shoura Council approves Saudi loan for schools
18Jan2003Agreement between the Kingdom and Ukraine
18Jan2003Saudi-British economic and trade cooperation
18Jan2003SAA arranges trip for travel agency officials to Jordan
18Jan2003Prince Turki Al-Faisal appointed to rank of Minister
18Jan2003Crown Prince holds meeting with President of Ukraine
18Jan2003Statement by Prince Naif
17Jan2003The Holy Kaaba
17Jan2003SDF loan to Morocco
17Jan2003Prince Abdulmajeed patronizes JEF
17Jan2003Arab Soccer Championship begins
17Jan2003Holy Quran memorization contest held at Al-Janadriya
17Jan200333 new hospitals to be built in Saudi Arabia
16Jan2003IDB supports development in Africa
16Jan2003Prince Naif speaks at press conference
16Jan2003Prince Abdulmajeed to patronise Economic Forum
16Jan2003Disability Forum
15Jan2003Arab Interior and Information Ministers conclude joint meeting
15Jan2003Cultural week of Saudi Universities in Amman
15Jan2003Arab Interior Ministers' consensus for confronting terrorism
15Jan2003GCC-EFTA joint committee meeting in Riyadh
15Jan2003Councils of Arab Interior and Information Ministers begin meeting
15Jan2003Saudi, Korean Ministers review cooperation in the field of Water
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